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ABOUT LAWRENCE GOLAN
The Jody and Louis Appell, Jr. Music Director
Vibrant, inspired performances,
imaginative programming and an
evocative command of different
styles and composers are the
hallmarks of American conductor
Lawrence Golan. He currently
serves as Music Director/Conductor
of the Yakima Symphony Orchestra
(Washington), the York Symphony
Orchestra (Pennsylvania), and the
Lamont Symphony Orchestra &
Opera Theatre at the University
of Denver (Colorado). In addition,
he is the Music Director Laureate
of the Denver Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Having conducted throughout the United States and in Bulgaria, Canada,
China, Colombia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, England, Georgia, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South
Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, Maestro Golan
continues to develop relationships with orchestras nationally and abroad.
An accomplished violinist, Golan served as Principal Second Violinist of the
Honolulu Symphony Orchestra (1989-1990) and then Concertmaster of the
Portland Symphony Orchestra for eleven years (1990-2001) before focusing his
career on the podium. He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras,
including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and continues to perform,
primarily to benefit the orchestras of which he is Music Director.
Mr. Golan has made numerous recordings, both as conductor and violinist.
His discography includes the Blu-ray disc and audio CD of composer Jiaojiao
Zhou’s theatrical symphonic poem Ode to Nature and Beethoven 7 & Beethoven
7.1 with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra; Tchaikovsky 6 & Tchaikovsky 6.1,
Funky Little Crustaceans, music of William Hill, and Visions, Dreams & Memories,
a collection of works for Native American Flute and Orchestra featuring James
Pellerite with the Moravian Philharmonic. As a violinist, Golan recorded
Fantasia, a collection of works for solo violin, and Indian Summer: The Music of
George Perlman with pianist Martin Perry.
As a composer/arranger/author, Golan’s edition and reduced orchestration of
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is published by Spurwink River Publishing and
is used by orchestras and ballet companies across North America and Europe.
His scholarly-performing edition of the solo violin works of J. S. Bach, which
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